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Favorite Family Recipes: Our Version of Gino's East Deep Dish Pizza. I found several recipes for Gino’s pizza online and decided to combine them and do some other modifications of my own to create my own version. I have never actually had a Gino’s pizza before but I have seen it on the Travel Channel. Chicago Deep Dish Pizza. Chicken, Mushroom, and Radicchio Lasagna Recipe. Story Deli, Shoreditch. London» Story Deli, Shoreditch Have you ever had pizza?

Story Deli, Shoreditch

(Yes this is a trick question, well spotted.) But... have you ever had real pizza? You know, the papery thin, crispy, floppy, gooey, real, Italian pizza? The type of pizza you only get in Italy...and...erm...Shoreditch. Story Deli is a bizarre little Italian haven, in east London, and this is exactly where you'll find this elusive type of pizza. If you passed by, you wouldn't even think to peak inside, but you really shouldn't judge a book Story by it's cover. Lasagna Bake for Two recipe. All-in-One Pierogi Skillet. Red and Green Pizza. Spinach and Goat Cheese Homemade Ravioli. Caramelized Onion and Spinach Focaccia. Easy and Low Fat Chicken Parmesan. Simple and Hearty Pasta. Sundried Tomato Spaghetti and Meatballs.

Asian Inspired Broccoli and Spinach Noodle Soup. Classic Chicken Parmigiana. I love pasta.

Classic Chicken Parmigiana

And noodles. And sauces. And cheese. And all of them mixed together. I could eat pasta every single day for the rest of my life. I love this classic meal. This recipe looks like it’s got a lot of ingredients, but most of it is stuff you’ve probably got in your pantry already. Here’s what you’ll need for the breading. Whisk all ingredients together in a medium sized bowl. Now get your chicken… BTW, have you seen this chicken?? The best part is that they’re already pounded all nice, flat, and even.

Coat both sides of the chicken with the breading. And then set it aside for a sec while we make… The Marinara Sauce! Begin melting 2 tbsp of butter in a medium sized sauce pan over medium to medium low heat. My garlic was on steroids tonight. When the garlic is golden and soft, pour in the tomatoes and add in the sugar. While your sauce is simmering, let’s go ahead and start the noodles. Mac and Cheese. I am *in love* with this simple, no-frills mac and cheese. :) My granny used to make this all the time- she knew it was my favorite and always had it ready whenever I came to visit. :) It’s a delicious quick-and-easy side dish- no fancy or unnecessary ingredients, just pure, unadulterated mac and cheese.

Mac and Cheese

:D It’s definitely one of my go-to meals- I almost always have all the ingredients on hand- and the baking time / temp isn’t too picky so I can usually just pop it in the oven with whatever my main dish is. :) The ingredients: noodles, butter, salt, shredded cheese and milk Boil and drain noodles in salted water. Since it’s just the two of us, I boiled 2 cups of penne pasta. That’s enough for 2-3 servings as a side dish. Top with plenty of the good stuff- shredded cheese. 50 Things to Make With Pasta Sauce : Recipes and Cooking. Homemade Bagel Bites. This is a super simple recipe idea, and an awesome idea for a snack or just add a salad and serve for dinner!

Homemade Bagel Bites

If you're looking for other snack or appetizer ideas, my Cream Cheese Garlic Chicken Poppers are a family favorite! Bagel bites were definitely a hit in our household growing up. We loved those things more than any after-school snack - the hard part was convincing our mom we *needed* them! I decided to make some "grown up" bagel bites. These are WAY less expensive (a box of BB's are about $3.50 for 9). Not Your Mama’s Meatballs. February 14, 2007 | By Adam Roberts | 24 Comments I wanted something simple.

Not Your Mama’s Meatballs

Specifically, I wanted spaghetti and meatballs. Katy’s Pizza. January 20, 2009 | By Adam Roberts | 17 Comments.

Katy’s Pizza

Spaghetti and Meatballs. October 25, 2010 | By Adam Roberts | 23 Comments There are certain dishes everyone should know how to make; Spaghetti & Meatballs is one of them.

Spaghetti and Meatballs

The Easiest Pasta Dinner in the World. November 16, 2010 | By Adam Roberts | 21 Comments There are certain readers of my blog–and I know they exist, I’ve met them in real life–who see the food I make as aspirational.

The Easiest Pasta Dinner in the World

Instead of thinking, “Oooh, that’s easy, I can make that” (as many of you think when you read my posts), they think, “Oooh, that looks tasty, I wonder if someone will make that for me?” To those readers, then, who think these recipes are outside of your reach (and, again, I acknowledge that I’m not describing most of you) I have a recipe for you. Pierogi. April 27, 2009 | Print | E-mail | Filed under cheese, pasta, Polish, potato My friend Becky came over yesterday, for the sole purpose of cooking with me. We both love to cook and bake, and she’s as crazy as I am when it comes to making something new and/or difficult. Calzones. July 20, 2009 | Print | E-mail | Filed under bread, cheese, Italian Last week for dinner, I made these calzones since they were cheap and since I usually have some kind of bread dough in the fridge.

Calzones

This time I had the master boule dough from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day on hand, the same dough I used to make my pepperoni bread. I believe you can find the recipe for the master boule on their blog here. Homemade Pierogi. So just about everyone that reads my blog is pretty aware of my much-talked-about Italian heritage.

Homemade Pierogi

Well, I also have a *smidgen* of Polish in me, and this meal pays homage to that blood. Homemade pierogi made it onto my Top 100 list, so when Annie asked if I would be interested in making them together, I jumped at the opportunity. Truth be told, I’ve never eaten a homemade pierogi in my life. Mrs. Italian Supreme Calzones. When I visit my Chief Culinary Consultant we often grab a “take and bake” pizza from Safeway that is absolutely delicious. It’s a supreme pizza that includes Italian sausage, pepperoni, peppers, onions, and black olives. I cooked Cheesy, Veggie Stromboli! As most of you know, I have a raging love affair with all things Boston Terrier. Most notably the living, breathing kind. In case you had any doubts as to why they are the world's most loveable dog I've documented some of their charm using my very own CANDY as a model.

And yes, I do plan to add to my pack. The sooner the better. Supreme Pizza Monkey Bread Recipe. Last week I was on Twitter just watching the conversations when a particular tweet about pizza monkey bread caught my attention. Hmmm … pizza monkey bread. Sounds good doesn’t it. I had never made it before, wasn’t even sure how but decided to give it a whirl and I’m glad I did because it is delicious! I’ve never been a huge pizza fan, with the exception of the Chicago style deep dish which we can’t get down here in central Illinois. In a way, this pizza monkey bread reminds me of that style in the sense that it’s a thick bite of pizza and made inside-out.

To make this supreme pizza monkey bread you’ll need some “toppings” of course. Simply drop a few bits of each ingredient in the center of the dough but don’t overload it or you’ll never get the ends sealed. Next, you dip the dough ball into a bowl of melted butter along with a sprinkling of garlic powder that has been stirred in. Mushroom Parmigiano.

One of our favorite meals is chicken parmagiano. Mini Pizzas. We love everything miniature: Miniature Dacshunds, Miniature Pinschers and miniature cupcakes. Homemade Ravioli. A few weeks ago about 8 members of my family got together so that my Aunt Connie could teach us how to make homemade ravioli. Years ago she used to help her mother make tray after tray of raviolis or other homemade pastas, but she had never made any on her own. We started out a little shaky, but we had so much fun learning how to make ravioli. Penne with Eggplant. When we were in Italy we ate pizza and pasta for just about every single meal. But a lot of the pasta was different then what we are used to here. My favorite part of most pasta dishes is the sauce. I really could care less about the pasta.

But the pastas we had in Italy didn’t have a ton of sauce. Whole Wheat Pizza Dough. Next time you make a pizza at home (such as Honeymoon Pizza!) , I would like to encourage you to make your own dough. Fried Noodles. Fried noodles are the best accompaniment to pot roast. Baked Chicken Parmesan Recipe. Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Quick Bread. Cheesy Bread Recipe. Cheesy bread is one of my favorite things to do with spaghetti or pretty much any Italian dish. It also goes great as an appetizer for parties. Breadsticks (and Pizza Dough) I’m starting to think that these breadsticks have actual magical powers. Seriously. Pizza Puff Bites. Chicago-Style Deep-Dish Pizza & No-Knead Cornmeal Crust Cookbook Review & Recipe from Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François.

What's That Buzz: Pepperoni Bread.